Stella Maris Roman
Catholic Church

To choose citizenship in the Kingdom of Heaven requires strength and courage. Our Lord has opened the gates for us to enter. Through His...

What is the difference between a wise person and a fool? Jesus declares that the wise person is one who hears the word of the Lord and...

How do we define our self-worth? Is our ultimate value based on what we have or what we share? The poor widow in today’s gospel (Lk....

Eternal life begins in the here and now. Our God who creates life, is “God of the living, for to Him all are alive” (Lk. 20:38). Our...

We can pray anywhere at any time. But the Lord tells us that, “My house shall be a house of prayer” (Lk. 19:46), affirming the words of...

God’s blessings are not only for our personal security, but also for communal growth. We are blessed so that we can be channels of...

Our life is spent harnessing energy and expending it. The former is achieved from a proper diet, rest and relaxation. The latter is spent...

In this current pandemic, there is now the requirement that those who wish to travel must show their vaccination card. Those who belong...

Since our bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, we can glean how we should strive to live and present our bodies to the Lord when we...

Today’s gospel pericope shatters all our senses, sensibility and logic. Jesus said we are to forgive our brother who sins and repents....

When we assess what is truly important to us, that will become our focus and will consume most of our energy. Work, study and exercise...

We worship and praise God for His blessings. We do not worship and idolise our blessings over God. Jesus makes this clear in today’s...

Today we celebrate All Saints. Who is a Saint? A Saint is one who allows the word of God and the grace He imparts to shape, fashion and...

Jesus declares that humility leads to exaltation (Lk. 14:7-11). There are many ways one can exercise humility. One way is to refrain from...

Before the Lord chose His Apostles, He spent the night in prayer (Lk. 6:12-16). This is a real and wonderful example for us to imitate....

Some people treat Church as a club rather than as a community of believers in God. The struggle for power; the ‘payment’ of dues; a...

No act of goodness, no matter how small nor seemingly insignificant, ever goes unnoticed by God. In fact, any ‘drop’ of good we do is a...

Our God gives us two gifts that enable us to bear fruit for His glory: time and His Spirit. We are all given the gift of time to be used...

In today’s gospel (Lk. 12:49-53), Jesus the Prince of peace declares that He has come to establish division. This statement is as strange...

When we keep our eyes open in anticipation of the Lord’s return, we will try to be in a state of readiness. We will seek to set our lives...